Ariadne's Clew

Ariadne’s Clew chronicles one woman’s obsession with women in the ancient world and fiber arts.

  • In Which There Was Little to No Progress

    In Which There Was Little to No Progress

    Well, I’m not managing to get much of anything done lately, but here’s a roundup of odds and ends that I managed. About half the Aegean superwash is spun. I haven’t plied or set…

  • Yarn

    Yarn

    I finally washed some.  

  • Working Through the Weekend

    I’ve been working like mad with hardly any time to do anything else, and it’s been stressful, because complications always happen. My stress-relief outlet suffered the consequences of serving its purpose. I cut it…

  • Tuesday’s Whatever of Braindeadness

    So, I started a black cotton boomerang shawl either last night or earlier today. I can’t remember. I worked on the other wool shawl a bit. It’s getting bigger. And, I spun. Less not-so-bulkily…

  • Aegean Superwash Hand-Dyed Longwool Roving

    It’s what’s next. And, look how wonderfully not thick it is—on the wheel. I love it.

  • Handspun Boomerang Shawl

    Late last night (technically, early this morning), I finished the handspun boomerang shawl. (I feel like I need a better picture, but surely taking random pictures for the internet is not reason enough for…

  • All Work and No Play…

    …makes me mess up when I try to make a bag again. My squared corners are less than squared on the tote bag. I even messed up both sides so there is no good…

  • Hey, Niddy Noddy

    The normal niddy noddy finally came in the mail today, so I made a skein and washed the wheel-spun yarn along with the remainder of the spindle-spun. I also finished plying the first bobbin…

  • Wednesday Workday

    Today was a fairly full workday, so I didn’t get much else done besides a nap and a little knitting. I’m still waiting on a regular size niddy noddy to finish my wheel-spun yarn.…